Scott Elliff among CCISD final four candidates

CCISD trustees will consider at least one local candidate when they
resume discussion about superintendent candidates at their Monday
meeting.

Corpus Christi Independent School District's Acting Superintendent
Scott Elliff confirmed Thursday that he was one of four candidates for
the job and that board members interviewed him in closed session
Wednesday.

The board has disclosed neither the names nor the home districts of
the remaining candidates.

According to state law, school boards are not required to reveal the
names of candidates until they are designated finalists. The law does
not define what makes a candidate a finalist.

According to an agenda released Thursday, board members are expected
to discuss their notes and thoughts from the interviews in closed
session, which could begin as early as the board's budget workshop at 3
p.m. if time permits, said Board President Louis Garza.

Also on the agenda is the discussion and possible action regarding
finalist or finalists for position of superintendent.

"I am hopeful we will come up with some facsimile of a finalist or
finalists," Garza said.

Trustee John Longoria said that he is sure some type of action will
be taken, adding that board members won't know who the finalists may be
until all members discuss scores given to each candidate.

During a series of public meetings where board members received
community input for the superintendent profile, dozens of community
members expressed support for Elliff, who has served as acting
superintendent since August.

More than half of the approximately 900 people who responded to an
on-line survey about the superintendent profile earlier this year
indicated they favored a local candidate for the job.